Tne Bay Area Chapter of the FMST supported and participated in the occupation of the Gill Tract. For information, articles, press releases on the occupation, click HERE.
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Contact Information:
To reach the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter: bay-area-fmst@googlegroups.com.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEASANT STRUGGLE - CHICAGO
Chicago will host two days of events to honor the International Day of Peasant struggle:
For a copy of this flyer, click on the link below.
The Chicago Chapter of the FMST held a small but spirited protest at noon on April 15, 2011 in front of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The protest, in support of the Family Farm Defenders, was against price fixing by the CME, specifically in the dairy industry. Attached hereto is a an informational flyer on the CME price fixing.
On April 17th in San Francisco, California, one hundred people gathered to grow solidarity between food justice movements in the cities and the food sovereignty organizations in California and beyond. Organized by the Bay Area Friends of the MST, the celebration for the International Day of Peasant Struggle was held at the San Francisco Art Institute and co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Department of the Institute.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEASANT STRUGGLE
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY DAY
CHICAGO - APRIL 15
Protest at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 141 W. Jackson St. - Noon - April 15, 2011
You've bee
n following all these years our activities in the struggle for agrarian reform and a Brazilian society with more equality and social justice.
The political-ideological training and the educational process are as important to the MST as conquering the land in order to work and produce food.
Therefore, we are sending a proposal (click here) for you to engage in our movement, helping in the training processes and maintenance of Florestan Fernandes National School.
We are asking for your participation and solidarity. We count on you!
Sincerely, on behalf of all the MST militants and Brazilian popular movements:
Joao Pedro Stedile, MST National Coordination and Via Campesina, and Erivan Hilario administrative collective of ENFF.
For a video on ENFF, click here.
